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The Wenner-Gren Foundation at the 2007 AAA meeting in Washington D.C.

November 14, 2007

(Photograph: Karen Strier, Agustin Fuentes, and Nick Enfield browse International Symposia Series volumes on display at the 2006 AAA meeting.)

The Wenner-Gren Foundation is pleased to announce that it will be sponsoring different events (listed below) at the American Anthropological Meeting (Nov. 29th to Dec. 2nd) in Washington D.C. We look forward to seeing you there!

Thursday, November 29thHow to Write a Successful Grant ProposalPre-registration through AAA website12 – 2:00 PM Room: Embassy The Foundation is holding a grants workshop where we will be talking about our programs and giving you advice and tips on how to make sure your grant proposal is as good as it deserves to be. To attend this workshop pre-registration through the AAA website is required. (Please Note, this event is currently full – however if you do come to the workshop on the day of the event we will do everything we can to accommodate you)AAA Presidential Session: Indigenous Experience Today (A Wenner-Gren Panel)Organizers: Marisol de la Cadena and Orin Starn1:45 – 5:30 PM Room: Washington The question of indigeneity very much links to the guiding themes of difference, (in)equality and justice for the 2007 AAA meetings. As a follow-up to a newly published Wenner-Gren Foundation-sponsored anthology called “Indigenous Experience Today,” this panel that will bring together prominent scholars to explore indigeneity in its varied contexts and expressions. The papers will explore the shapes, contradictions, and possibilities of 21st century native culture and politics. The panel will include both native and non-native scholars, and their presentations will explore indigeneity's trajectories in different parts of the world. Panelists include: Kaushik Ghosh, Ayºe Gül Altinay, Charles Hale, Tania